genoa

Genoa

seaport in NW Italy, at the head of the Gulf of Genoa: It. name Genova

N part of the Ligurian Sea, off NW Italy

genoa

noun

Nautical A jib whose leech extends aft of the mast. Also called genoa jib .

Origin of genoa

After Genoa

Genoa

A city of northwest Italy on the Gulf of Genoa, an arm of the Ligurian Sea. An ancient settlement, Genoa flourished under the Romans and also enjoyed great prosperity during the Crusades. Today, it is Italy's chief port and a major commercial and industrial center.x

Sentence Examples

At the last moment he hesitated, but Crispi succeeded in persuading him to sail from Genoa on the 5th of May 1860 with two vessels carrying a volunteer corps of 1070 strong.

Coast of the Gulf of Genoa, in the province of Genoa, 57 m.

The olive oil produced is mainly mixed with that from Genoa or Provence, and placed on the market under the name of the latter.

There is daily steam communication (often interrupted in bad weather) with Civitavecchia from Golfo degli Aranci (the mail route), and weekly steamers run from Cagliari to Naples, Genoa (via the east coast of the island), Palermo and Tunis, and from Porto Torres to Genoa (calling at Bastia in Corsica and Leghorn) and Leghorn direct.

In the continual struggles between Pisa and Genoa some of these princes took the side of the latter.